Written by: Jen Bokoff, Honeymoon Israel Chicago, December 2019 Michael and Rachel Plump met six years ago at a music festival. Rachel grew up Jewish, went to Jewish summer camp,...
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Written by: Jen Bokoff, Honeymoon Israel Chicago, December 2019 Kari Parekh and David Pell had planned on frequent support from family and friends once they had their first child. Then...
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How do you plan a ritual meal when you don't want to leave the house? What if you don't have the makings for a traditional meal? Alumni Kristin Posner (SF,...
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Throughout the month of June, we chose to honor and celebrate the diversity of our HMI community. Check out these videos to hear HMI couples from our LGBTQ community share...
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The Jewish High Holy Days are some of the most significant days in the Jewish calendar. They include Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish new year, starts 9/18) and Yom Kippur (our...
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There’s an autumnal harvest holiday approaching, and no, this isn’t an early Thanksgiving blog post. We’re talking about SUKKOT! Sukkot is a Jewish agricultural festival that was originally considered a...
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“What is this symbol?” a 7-year-old Julia asked. “That’s the star of David. It means you’re Jewish,” she was told. This was the first time Julia had ever heard that...
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Melissa Kloner and her partner Dain went on their Honeymoon Israel trip in December of 2019. When they returned home to LA, they had a newfound community in their HMI...
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Our HMI team has put together some great resources to make your December celebrations more meaningful and bright. Read below to learn more about Hanukkah and how to manage celebrating...
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What Even IS B'Shevat?! Did you know there is a “birthday for trees” in Judaism? As if we couldn’t get any crunchier. Check out this resource from HMI called “What...
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